Broken Key Extraction in Plandome, NY

A key snapped near the head, sitting shallow in a standard door lock, is the simpler end of the range. A key broken flush or at an angle inside an ignition cylinder takes longer and finer tools, and pushes toward the top of the $95 to $225+ range.

Old or worn locks where the key has sheared from years of wobble can also add time, since the extractor has to work around existing damage rather than a clean break. Your technician gives you the number after seeing the lock and the break, not a guess over the phone.

Call and a dispatcher takes down the job and your number right away, then the nearest available technician calls you back within a few minutes to talk through what's stuck and quote the price. Plandome is a small village on the Manhasset Neck peninsula reached mainly by Plandome Road and Stonytown Road off Northern Boulevard (NY 25A), and technicians familiar with that layout use it to get to your door in 15 to 30 minutes rather than guessing at the approach.

Leave the broken piece exactly where it is. Don't try to dig it out first, wiggle it, or squeeze in oil or lubricant, since that can make the extractor's job harder or snap the piece further down.

Have the other half of the key (if you're holding it) ready to show the technician, know whether the lock is a door, deadbolt, or ignition, and be at the location so the extraction can start as soon as the tech arrives.